Firefighters across the Final Frontier are working to contain dozens of blazes that have forced evacuations and occasionally ...

Alaska is a fascinating state, ... depending on how you view the map), Russia. The then-Secretary of State William Seward was ridiculed for the deal in 1867, as it cost the US $7.2 million.

Alaska Map Shows Areas at Risk From Possible Mount Spurr Eruption. ... It last erupted in 1992, spreading ash over southern parts of the state and halting air traffic.

Scientists are finding out some people don’t want it. Residents of Juneau, the state capital and the region’s biggest city at just over 31,000 people, convinced assembly members in the city to ...